Source code on GitHub.

Remote Control for LIFX is a handy way of controlling your LIFX lightbulbs.
It is designed to blend in with the rest of the status bar.

Support

How do I use Remote Control for LIFX?

Remote Control for LIFX will automatically find all lightbulbs on your local network when it is launched. You can also manually rediscover lightbulbs in Preferences.

Remote Control for LIFX puts a menu item in your Mac status menu. Your lightbulbs will appear in that status menu. From there you can quickly change bulb brightness by dragging the slider, and power by clicking the power button. To change the color or view bulb details, click the bulb's name to access the HUD.

Why aren't my lightbulbs discoverable?

There are a few requirements that need to be met for Remote Control to work:

• Remote Control requires port 56700 on your Mac
• LIFX bulbs require an IPv4 address, and need to be on the same network as your Mac
• LIFX Original 1000 bulbs must be on firmware version 2 or higher
• Your router must allow UDP broadcast

There are some limitations:

• Infrared control is not supported
• MultiZone lights (e.g. LIFX Z) are not supported

How do I contact the developer?

Open an issue on GitHub.

Changelog

Version 1.5.1 - 29 Oct. 2017

• (Fix) Crash when opening Preferences on macOS 10.11

Version 1.5 - 26 Oct. 2017

• Key bindings
  

Version 1.4 - 21 July 2017

• Improved Menu UI
  

Version 1.3.1 - 18 May 2017

• HUD color wheel supports dragging

Version 1.3 - 5 Feb. 2017

• Adjust color temperature in the HUD
• Choose which groups and devices to show in the menu
• Display LIFX bulb IP address
• Acknowledge third-party libraries

Version 1.2 - 28 Jan. 2017

• Create 'Groups' of LIFX bulbs
• New Preferences window
• Refined HUD window
• HUD windows now open from the top left instead of top right
• Persist state across launches
• Disable highlighting on mouseover in menu

Version 1.1 - 11 Dec. 2016

• More reactive interface
• HUD color wheel is now a wheel
• HUD Wifi status is more intuitive
• Click the LIFX bulb's name to access its HUD
• Click the color indicator in a menu item to turn the LIFX bulb on/off

Version 1.0 - 3 Dec. 2016

• Discover LIFX bulbs automatically
• Manually discover bulbs in Preferences
• Change a bulb's brightness from its menu item
• Change a bulb's color from its HUD